German Middle East expert calls for arms embargo on Israel The comments come amid a growing chorus of criticism aimed at Israel over the humanitarian situation unfolding in Gaza.

In this article, we’ll explore six such places, each offering a glimpse into the unexplored and enigmatic parts of our planet that are still waiting to be discovered.

Thousands of years before the events of The Lord of the Rings, the Men of Gondor conquered the Black Gate, the main entrance ...

Plenty of Discrimination Takes Place In LotR's Middle-earth The world of Middle-earth seems like a fantastical place, but it unfortunately shares some of the same problems as the real world.

Karen Wynn Fonstad was a cartographer who exhaustively mapped J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” She used a grid system to index ...

Why destroy Sodom, was it the only evil place in the world? The extreme punishment of the people of Sodom came about not only because of what they did, but because of where they did it.

Years of the Sun YS 1: Comparative latecomers to Middle-earth are awakened for the first time. YS 532: Future The Lord of the Rings icon Elrond is born. YS 538: The Third Kinslaying takes place.

“Speak No Evil” isn’t tricky or even well-plotted. It’s simply a horror film with clunky “opportunities” that add up to nothing.

A location guide to the places we've seen on The Rings of Power's map. The show takes place in Middle-earth during the Second Age.

From Gandalf to the Stranger, from Saruman to Radagast, Middle-earth had found in these mighty creatures a beacon of hope and inspiration.

Earth and its "evil twin" Venus are very different today, with the latter lacking plate tectonics. New research indicates Venus may have been much more like our planet than we suspected.